Today I'd like you to write about last year. You can focus on one thing in particular or write about a series of significant events.
For me, 2017 wasn't a very good year because I worked too much and had a lot of stress. However, it was a memorable year because I managed to fulfil one of my life long ambitions which was to visit Japan. I went with my wife in February for 13 days. The trip was very cheap because we bought the tickets 6 months in advance but the journey took 30 hours. We spent 3 days in Tokyo, 2 days in Kyoto, a day in Hiroshima & Miyajima, 3 days in Matsuyama on the island od Shikoku, one day in Osaka and then 3 more days in Tokyo.
It's hard to say what the highlight of the trip was as there were so many amazing things. We got to see the David Bowie Is Exhibition in Tokyo (Bowie is one of my heroes), we visited lots of amazing shrines, and beautiful places like The Golden Palace in Kyoto. I guess the big thing was visiting Shikoku. Shikoku is the smallest of the 4 Japanese Islands and I read about a pilgramage that people make there when I was younger (I still have the book!). Since then I had been fascinated with going there so it really was a dream come true. One of the amazing things about Japan is the mix of old & new cultures which you see everywhere. Now I want to go back but I'd like to learn some Japanese before I go:)
Sayonara!
Say:
What the best of 2017 was,
Why it was important to you,
How it impacted you or made you feel,
Mention anything else you thing is important or interesting. Try to write 150 words. Leave a comment on your teacher's blog and on the blogs of at least 3 classmates.
